Cllr Shaun Harkin issued a press release saying he was glad to report our motion to Council about HSC workerss was supported unanimously.
"Despite all the announcements by Stormont Ministers, trade unions are still forced to prepare HSC workers for industrial action because what is being offered thus far is not pay parity.
It's actually a pay cut in real terms against inflation.
Subpar pay undermines the morale of HSC workers and the health service more generally because it undermines efforts to recruit and retain staff.
Safe staffing is vital to boost the capacity of the health service to meet the challenges it faces now and into the future.
The Stormont Executive should prioritise fair pay for HSC workers and stop running down the health service through privatisation and the siphoning out of hundreds of millions in public funds.
We urge everyone to back the HSC workers and continue to demand a properly funded health service capable of tackling record waiting times for hundreds of thousands of people."
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin's Motion to Derry City and Strabane District Council was as follows:
"Council agrees all workers in our Health and Social Care (HSC) Service deserve to be paid properly with above inflation pay increases.
Council notes with great disappointment that pay parity for HSC workers with their NHS colleagues in England, Scotland and Wales has once again been broken.
Council agrees this is unacceptable and will write to the Health Minister and the Stormont Executive backing the trade union demand and action for pay parity and cost-of-living pay increases.
Council agrees privatisation threatens the future of the health service and undermines fair pay for all HSC workers.
Council will organise a special full meeting to hear from HSC trade unions and workers in the Western Trust on the challenges they face from inadequate pay and the challenges the health service faces from privatisation and lack of investment."